Commercial Internet at Edwards AFB, CA
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA930226Q0054
- Agency
-
Air Force Test Center
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
- Place of performance
- Edwards, California 93524, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center seeks commercial internet services for Edwards Air Force Base, California, with proposals due May 26, 2026, at 12:00 PM local time. Amendment 1 moved the questions deadline to May 22, 2026, at 1:00 PM PDT. This is full and open competition under Simplified Acquisition Procedures; no set-aside applies.
Place of performance encompasses Edwards AFB, including a 40 gigabit per 40 gigabit dedicated fiber circuit to the 15 East Yeager Boulevard 2600 south base facility and managed network switch services (Cisco C9500-24Y4C-A) at nine additional buildings: B3920B, B3920A, B310, B156G, B156F, B156CD, B156B, B156E, and B145. All contractor-provided equipment must be installed by the service start date.
The NAICS code is 517112, Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite), with a 1,500-employee size standard. The period of performance runs one base year (September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2027) plus four one-year option periods extending through September 29, 2031. The solicitation comprises ten line items, each with a 12-month performance period, priced as firm fixed price. Pricing must cover all contract line items. Vendors must meet Authority to Operate approval requirements; the PowerPoint attachment outlines AFMC CISP Security Criteria, including WPA2 or better encryption, approved hardware and software, guest network configuration, node isolation, continuous monitoring, pornography site blocking, Intrusion Detection System installation, TEMPEST review completion, and spectrum management approval by the 88th Communications Squadron. Payment is via Wide Area Workflow electronic invoicing. The contracting officer is Paola Diaz, (661) 527-3750 or paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil. Solicitation number FA930226Q0054.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
AMENDMENT 1:
Q&A deadline changed to 1 PM PDT 5/22/2026
Q&A posted in attachments.
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This is a Combined Presolicitation/Solicitation for the acquisition of commercial internet services at Edwards AFB.
Please see attachments for further details.
(i) This is a Combined Presolicitation/Solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 5.201(c), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (RFO 12.201-1) will be used for this requirement.
(ii) Solicitation Number: FA930226Q0054 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**
Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the service described in this solicitation are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.
Offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, DFARS Change 10/24/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016.
(iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: Full and Open Competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 517112 “Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)” with a size standard of 1500 employees.
(v) Period of Performance will be one base year + four option years.
(vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/.
Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:
1. SAM UEI:
2. TIN Number:
3. CAGE Code:
4. Contractor Name:
5. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
6. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
7. Email address:
8. Warranty:
9. Date Offer Expires:
10. FOB Destination:
11. Estimated Delivery Lead Time:
(vii) The provision at RFO 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***
The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The technical acceptability factor contains one non-cost subfactor: (1) Ability to provide commercial internet services and compliant as a PSO approved ATO vendor. Note, instructions on how to become a PSO approved ATO vendor are attached. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.
Evaluation Factors:
- Price
- Technical Acceptability
Subfactors:
- Ability to provide commercial internet services and compliant as an PSO approved ATO vendor.
The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the RFQ to a responsible offeror whose quote is responsive to the RFQ and considered to be the LTPA.
(viii) Offerors shall include completed copies of applicable provisions, which are included in the SF1449. Offers will be considered incomplete if these are not included with the quote.
(iv) The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
(x) Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: Please find a contemplated list of additional provisions/clauses in the attachments; the final list of clauses is dependent upon actual dollar value of the contract award and may change from those provided in the attachment. Full text for the clauses and provisions can be accessed via https://www.acquisition.gov/
(xi) Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
(xii) Quote Submission Information: It is the government’s intent to award without negotiations. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct negotiations if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that negotiations are necessary.
Offers are due on 26 May 2026 at 12:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Offers must be sent via email to both Jenna Jacobson
(jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil) AND Paola Diaz (paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil). No late submissions will be accepted.
(xiii) For additional information regarding this solicitation contact:
Primary Point of Contact:
Jenna Jacobson
Contract Officer
jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil
Secondary Point of Contact:
Paola Diaz
Contract Specialist
Paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil
(xiv) QUESTION PERIOD: The period for questions regarding this RFQ will end at 1:00 PM PDT on 22 May 2026. Please send all questions to the buyer AND the contracting officer via email at paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil and jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil. Phone inquiries are not available currently. All questions and answers will be posted to this RFQ.
(xv) Please note that upon submission of a quote, successful negotiation and award are dependent on RFO 52.232-18, availability of funds.
*** This solicitation does not serve as a financial obligation for the government. No award should be expected by the contractor and no work may begin unless a fully executed contract document is received by the contractor.
Update #1 ·
This is a Combined Presolicitation/Solicitation for the acquisition of commercial internet services at Edwards AFB.
Please see attachments for further details.
(i) This is a Combined Presolicitation/Solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in RFO 5.201(c), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The Simplified Acquisition Procedures (RFO 12.201-1) will be used for this requirement.
(ii) Solicitation Number: FA930226Q0054 **Please provide the full solicitation number on all packages**
Interested parties who believe they can meet all the requirements for the service described in this solicitation are invited to submit, in writing, a complete quote.
Offerors may utilize the attached SF1449 to complete quote information in addition to a separate quote (in PDF format); ensuring the quote contains information and pricing for all contract line items (CLINs) included on the SF1449. Offerors are required to submit with their quote enough information for the Government to evaluate the requirements detailed in this solicitation. Offerors shall submit quotes via email, please note the maximum file size is 10MB. Emails over this file size will not be received. Submit only written offers; oral offers will not be accepted.
This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, DFARS Change 10/24/2025 and DAFAC 2024-1016.
(iv) THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE: Full and Open Competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number for this acquisition is 517112 “Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)” with a size standard of 1500 employees.
(v) Period of Performance will be one base year + four option years.
(vi) The provision at RFO 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023), applies to this acquisition. Provisions and clauses can be viewed via internet at Acquisition.gov, https://www.acquisition.gov/.
Offerors shall prepare their quotations in accordance with RFO 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included:
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTOR INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR QUOTE:
1. SAM UEI:
2. TIN Number:
3. CAGE Code:
4. Contractor Name:
5. Payment Terms (NET 30) or Discount:
6. Point of Contact Name and Phone Number:
7. Email address:
8. Warranty:
9. Date Offer Expires:
10. FOB Destination:
11. Estimated Delivery Lead Time:
(vii) The provision at RFO 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
***Please read the evaluation criteria closely. If vendor does not provide a full response, it will be found unresponsive***
The solicitation provides that quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA). The award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The technical acceptability factor contains one non-cost subfactor: (1) Ability to provide commercial internet services and compliant as a PSO approved ATO vendor. Note, instructions on how to become a PSO approved ATO vendor are attached. The agency will first rank quotations according to price, from lowest to highest, and will evaluate the lowest-priced quotation as either technically acceptable or unacceptable, reserving the right to evaluate additional quotations for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the government.
Evaluation Factors:
- Price
- Technical Acceptability
Subfactors:
- Ability to provide commercial internet services and compliant as an PSO approved ATO vendor.
The Government will award a purchase order resulting from the RFQ to a responsible offeror whose quote is responsive to the RFQ and considered to be the LTPA.
(viii) Offerors shall include completed copies of applicable provisions, which are included in the SF1449. Offers will be considered incomplete if these are not included with the quote.
(iv) The clause at RFO 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition.
(x) Additional Contract Requirement or Terms and Conditions: Please find a contemplated list of additional provisions/clauses in the attachments; the final list of clauses is dependent upon actual dollar value of the contract award and may change from those provided in the attachment. Full text for the clauses and provisions can be accessed via https://www.acquisition.gov/
(xi) Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS): N/A
(xii) Quote Submission Information: It is the government’s intent to award without negotiations. Therefore, each initial quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the government reserves the right to conduct negotiations if the Contracting Officer (CO) determines that negotiations are necessary.
Offers are due on 26 May 2026 at 12:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Offers must be sent via email to both Jenna Jacobson
(jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil) AND Paola Diaz (paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil). No late submissions will be accepted.
(xiii) For additional information regarding this solicitation contact:
Primary Point of Contact:
Jenna Jacobson
Contract Officer
jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil
Secondary Point of Contact:
Paola Diaz
Contract Specialist
Paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil
(xiv) QUESTION PERIOD: The period for questions regarding this RFQ will end at 5:00 PM PDT on 22 May 2026. Please send all questions to the buyer AND the contracting officer via email at paola.diaz.1@us.af.mil and jenna.jacobson@us.af.mil. Phone inquiries are not available currently. All questions and answers will be posted to this RFQ.
(xv) Please note that upon submission of a quote, successful negotiation and award are dependent on RFO 52.232-18, availability of funds.
*** This solicitation does not serve as a financial obligation for the government. No award should be expected by the contractor and no work may begin unless a fully executed contract document is received by the contractor.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| QandA.pdf | ||
| Solicitation - FA930226Q0054.pdf | ||
| CISP Process New Public.pptx | PPTX presentation |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Sole Source Internet at Edwards AFB, CA | Pre-Solicitation |
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